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5000 Pounds - Charles III William IV Crown; Gold Proof
| Issuer | The Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned right-facing effigy of King Charles III, rendered in high relief with finely detailed portraiture by engraver Martin Jennings, whose initials 'MJ' appear in the lower field beneath the truncation. The legend arcs around the upper periphery reading 'CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 5000 POUNDS', with the date '2026' inscribed in the lower field below the bust, presented in an inverted orientation relative to the portrait. The portrait is modelled in a naturalistic contemporary style against a mirror-polished proof field. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·5000 POUNDS·2026·MJ |
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The William IV crown design being resurrected here carries some historical awkwardness: William's reign from 1830 to 1837 produced relatively little in the way of celebrated coinage, and his crowns were struck in quantity but never considered artistically distinguished by contemporary standards. That the Royal Mint has chosen his portrait for a prestige gold issue under Charles III — himself a monarch of advanced age ascending late — invites an obvious parallel neither institution has explicitly acknowledged.
At just over five kilograms of .9999 fine gold, the production tolerances on a piece this size demand individual die care that standard proof runs never require.